Russians have a long tradition of loving pets. The 19th century painter Velentin Serov famously portrayed Madame Yussoupova with her Pomeranian in the last days of the Russian Empire. Other painters of that century also painted noblemen with their pets. During the Communist era, space and economic limitations prevented most Russians from owning pets. Since […]
The Cove is an award-winning documentary which documents the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Taiji, Japan every year. The filmmakers organized a covert mission to expose the killing of dolphins. The dolphins’ meat, which contains high levels of mercury, is sold in Asia, often labeled as whale meat. […]
Kathy Hodel of Lake Havasu, Arizona has brought a very serious situation to our attention. Temperatures in Lake Havasu can rise well over 100 degrees with added humidity. However Havasu’s animal shelter, supported by taxpayers and donations, for some unknown reason, will not install donated air conditioners in dog shelter areas. The present method of […]
